17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
5355 lots
Lot 50696 | 1947 “CONGRES POSTAL UNIVERSEL À PARIS 1947/ TIMBRES-POSTE BRITANNIQUES”, A red leatherette and gold tooled album
Great Britain » King George VI
1947 “CONGRES POSTAL UNIVERSEL À PARIS 1947/ TIMBRES-POSTE BRITANNIQUES” red leatherette and gold tooled album including photographs of the inception of…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50697 | 1950-52 1/2d to 4d definitives (New colours), a superb mint n.h. set of six imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George VI
1950-52 1/2d to 4d definitives (New colours), a superb mint n.h. set of six imperforate imprimaturs with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” hand stamp on reverse; very rare…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50698 | 1951 Festival of Britain set of two imperforate imprimaturs from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » King George VI
1951 Festival of Britain set of two imperforate imprimaturs from the left of the sheet, mint n.h. with BPMA handstamps on reverse, very fine.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50699 | 1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs, all mint n.h. left marginals with “N. P. M. Imprimatur” handstamps…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 50700 | 1958 2d. light red brown (crisp print) “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” very fine perforated block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958 2d. light red brown (crisp print) “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” very fine perforated block of four on ungummed, unwatermarked specially prepared handmade…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50701 | 1959 3d. deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”,
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”, mint n.h. perforated block of six on gummed watermarked paper, with two 3mm blue phosphor bands printed…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50702 | 1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated block of four on gummed crowns wmk (sideways left) paper, with one 4mm blue phosphor…
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50703 | 1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse, the 2 1/2d lower marginal and the 3d & 1s6d from lower…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50704 | 1961 CEPT 10d with pale green (doves) omitted variety on the third stamp in a mint n.h. vertical strip of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 CEPT 10d with pale green (doves) omitted variety on the third stamp in a mint n.h. vertical strip of four with green partially omitted either side,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50705 | 1963 Freedom from Hunger 2 1/2d and 1/3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Freedom from Hunger 2 1/2d and 1/3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., the reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50706 | 1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr, very fine and rare, only 36 examples known, ex Lady Mairi Bury (SG £3’000).
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50707 | 1963 Churchill 4d and 1s3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Churchill 4d and 1s3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps; very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50708 | 1964 20th International Geographical conference set of four imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1964 20th International Geographical conference set of four imperforate imprimaturs with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamp on reverse, mint n.h., very rare, one…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50709 | 1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8 (4 examples)
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8, with top four stamps showing the…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50710 | 1966 1/3d Battle of Britain, the unique cylinder block of six imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 1/3d Battle of Britain, the unique cylinder block of six imperf. imprimaturs from the lower left corner of the sheet, mint n.h., each with “BPMA”…
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 50711 | 1968 4d.-1/9d. British Anniversaries, set of Imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 British Anniversaries set of mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs from the original NPM sales, very rare with only 10 sets released.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50712 | 1968 4d Christmas imperforate horizontal pair of imprimaturs, mint n.h., showing variety “Retouched dapples”
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 4d Christmas imperforate horizontal pair of imprimaturs, mint n.h., showing variety “Retouched dapples” in position R12/4, each with BPMA handstamp…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50713 | 1972 BBC 3p with yellow (terminals) omitted, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1972 BBC 3p with yellow (terminals) omitted, mint n.h., very fine and very rare with only about 10 mint examples known, incl. normal for comparison (S.G….
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50714 | 1973 European Communities set of three imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 European Communities set of three imperf. imprimaturs from the right of the sheet (the 5p in se-tenant pair), mint n.h., each with “BPMA” handstamps…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50715 | 1973 9d British Explorers with red-brown omitted in mint n.h. top right hand corner marginal traffic light block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 9d British Explorers (Charles Strurt) with red-brown omitted (rivers on map and traffic light) in mint n.h. top right hand corner marginal traffic…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50716 | 1973 British Paintings set of four mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 British Paintings set of four mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet, each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50717 | 1973 Royal Wedding 20p with silver (Queen’s head) omitted variety on middle stamp in a mint n.h. right marginal vertical strip of five
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 Royal Wedding 20p with silver (Queen’s head) omitted variety on middle stamp in a mint n.h. right marginal vertical strip of five, with adjacent stamps…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50718 | 1974 Winston Churchill 5 1/2p imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. traffic light corner block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1974 Winston Churchill 5 1/2p imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. traffic light corner block of four, each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, very fine and…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50719 | 1980 13 1/2p London Landmarks mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1980 13 1/2p London Landmarks mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet, superb and very rare variety with circa 10 pairs known (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50720 | 1983 Christmas 12 1/2p partially imperf. traffic light corner marginal block of six with two pairs completely imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1983 Christmas 12 1/2p partially imperf. traffic light corner marginal block of six with two pairs completely imperforate, only partially perf. at left…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50721 | 1985 Famous Trains 17p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 20 with the two lower left pairs variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Famous Trains 17p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 20 from the lower left corner of the sheet showing plate number, the two lower left pairs variety…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50722 | 191985 Handel 17p mint n.h. “traffic Light” block of 12 with lower right pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Handel 17p mint n.h. “traffic Light” block of 12 from the lower right of the sheet, the lower right pair variety imperforate, with the adjoining pairs…
Estimate: 950 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 50723 | 1985 Royal Mail Service 34p mint n.h “traffic Light” block of 6 with lower left vertical pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Royal Mail Service 34p mint n.h “traffic Light” block of 6 from the lower left of the sheet, the lower left vertical pair variety imperforate, with…
Estimate: 500 – 550 GBP
Lot 50724 | 1988 Christmas 13p instead of 14p error of value, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 13p instead of 14p error of value, mint n.h., post office fresh example, a very rare error that was accidentally released in some 1988 yearbooks,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50725 | 1988 Christmas 19p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 12 with 4 pairs variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 19p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 12 from the lower right of the sheet also showing sheet number, with 4 pairs variety imperforate,…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50726 | 1988 Christmas 14p mint n.h. marginal strip of 5 from the right of the sheet, the right hand pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 14p mint n.h. marginal strip of 5 from the right of the sheet, the right hand pair variety imperforate, with the adjoining stamps partially…
Estimate: 500 – 550 GBP
Lot 50727 | 1998 Comedians (Joyce Grenfell) 37p. variety 30p instead of 37p, fine mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 Comedians (Joyce Grenfell) 37p. variety 30p instead of 37p, fine mint n.h. with normal for comparison; rare with circa 30 known; cert BPA (2008) (S.G….
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50728 | 1998 Fantasy Novels 26p mint n.h. imperforate pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 Fantasy Novels 26p mint n.h. imperforate pair from the foot of the sheet, superb and very rare variety with 10-15 pairs known (S.G. £1’100).
Estimate: 350 – 400 GBP
Lot 50729 | INLAND REVENUE: 1881 1d lilac with “OFFICIAL / I. R.” type A essay overprint
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1881 1d lilac with “OFFICIAL / I. R.” type A essay overprint, traces of gum, fine and rare; cert. BPA (2009); ex Lady Mairi Bury (S.G….
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50730 | Inland Revenue: 5s rose on blued paper, EG-FH mint block of four
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 5s rose on blued paper, EG-FH mint block of four, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and “SPECIMEN”, top two stamps with repairs, a very rare…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50731 | Inland Revenue: 1892-1901 5s rose mint o.g. with variety “raised stop after R”
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1892-1901 5s rose mint o.g. with variety “raised stop after R”, small light wrinkle at top mentioned for accuracy, very fine and very rare…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50732 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 5/- rose, DD, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and SPECIMEN
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 5/- rose, DD, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and SPECIMEN, fresh mint with large part original gum; fine and rare.
Estimate: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 50733 | I.R. Official: 1890 10/- Ultramarine irregular used block of 15
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1890 10s ultramarine irregular used block of 15 lettered KE-NG, each cancelled by a light strike of the oval “ACCOUNT BRANCH / 1 Oct 94/…
Estimate: 30’000 – 35’000 GBP
Lot 50734 | 1882-1901 I.R. Official overprinted (in blue-black) 10s ultramarine in fine used strip of four with neat strikes of ‘London 1891’ cds
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 I.R. Official overprinted (in blue-black) 10s ultramarine in fine used strip of four with neat strikes of ‘London 1891’ cds,…
Estimate: 4’400 – 4’800 GBP
Lot 50735 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 £1 brown-lilac (Orbs), AD-DD
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 £1 brown-lilac (Orbs), AD-DD vertical strip of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, overprinted “I.R.OFFICIAL” in blue-black…
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 50736 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 1s green and carmine from the upper left of the sheet
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 1s green and carmine from the upper left of the sheet, overprinted I.R. Official, a lovely fresh example with strong vibrant…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50737 | Office of Works: 1896-1902 10d. dull purple and carmine,
Great Britain » Officials
Office of Works: 1896-1902 10d dull purple and carmine, overprinted “O.W. OFFICIAL”, fine used on small piece; a fresh and fine example of this scarce…
Estimate: 300 – 340 GBP
Lot 50738 | Army Official: A superb die proof of the Official overprint
Great Britain » Officials
Army Official: 1903 De La Rue die proof of the Army Official overprint (Type 2) in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed 23 Mar 03 in blue, a superb…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50739 | Admiralty Official: A superb die proof of the Official
Great Britain » Officials
Admiralty Official: 1903 De La Rue die proof of the Admiralty Official overprint (Type 2) in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed 27 Mar 03 in blue,…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50740 | Army Official: 1897 (Aug 5) large format O.H.M.S. envelope
Great Britain » Officials
Army Official: 1897 (Aug 5) large format O.H.M.S. envelope Registered from Cardiff to Halifax Nova Scotia, bearing an irregular block of nine, block of…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50741 | 1914-23 1/2d-1s Postage due colour standards set in bottom left hand corner control blocks of four, overprinted “SPECIMEN”
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1914-23 1/2d-1s Postage due colour standards set in bottom left hand corner control blocks of four, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 23, printed by Harrisons…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50742 | 1914 1d carmine mint block of eight from the lower right corner of the pane showing watermark variety “POSTAGE” inverted
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1914 1d carmine mint block of eight from the lower right corner of the pane showing watermark variety “POSTAGE” inverted on the bottom row and a second…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50743 | 1915 1/- bright blue “Postage Due” horizontal pair
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1915 1s bright blue “Postage Due” horizontal pair of imperforate imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet, mint NH, the reverse with BPMA handstamps; some…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50744 | 1936-37 1d red imperf. imprimatur block of four from the top of the sheet, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936-37 1d red imperf. imprimatur block of four from the top of the sheet, mint n.h., the reverse stamped “NPM IMPRIMATUR”, very rare with this block containing…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50745 | 1936-37 5d yellow-brown imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. block of four
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936-37 5d yellow-brown imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. block of four from the top of the sheet, the reverse stamped “NPM IMPRIMATUR”, very rare with…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP